Friends of Happy Wen!

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Thank You, Peggy!

Peggy and my birthdays are only two days apart and over the past 21 years, we have usually celebrated our "birthtweenday"; however, this year she was working and so we celebrated on my birthday. We hadn't gotten together in a couple of years (ya, know, that life thing...), but this year we spent 5 hours at one of our fave sushi places - sooooo much fun!!! She broke the rules and slipped a fun "inspiration" bracelet in my card, so this is my thank you to her.
Followed the sketch over at the Sweet Stop, which was perfect for my project.
Chose one of my fave Mo images, Baby Fairy Flora. Wanted to try my hand at "no black lines" and waded my way through the muck and mud in photoshop, but finally figured it all out. Love the outcome. You can find my "no black lines digi" mini-tutorial here
Used some fun DP by Prima with a blue and yellow theme. Also brought out two of my fave Memory Box dies - crisp bows and madera corner, but then really who am I kidding - all of my MBs are faves! LOL. Also added some crystal acrylic flowers, a little personalized tag/ticket, a bit of embossing and spellbinder cuts with the cuttlebug, organza ribbon and floss, and a little bit of stickles painted on her wings and edge of dress. Thank goodness I don't have to mail this one-with nearly 10 layers, it is quite heavy :)
Did up the inside a bit, too :)
Thanks for stopping by today!
Love,
Wendy

18 comments:

Doreen said...

Gorgeous work Wendy,love the image you have used,great design.xxx

RoseC said...

Wendy, your soft-lined Baby Fairy Flora looks wonderful on this beautiful thank you card. So glad to see your entry at the Crafts and Me Stamps' digi team's "Add a Ribbon" challenge. Hugz, ~ Rose

Monika/Buzsy said...

What a darling card Wendy. Love the no-black-line coloring! The delicate die-cut pieces and pretty crystal flowers look fabulous... also like the ticket. Great take on the sketch! Thank you for playing along with us at The Sweet Stop.

mapowska said...

Happy birthday!

Beautiful card. The image is so cute :)

Catherine said...

This is such a delightful card Wendy ! The image is adorable ! Gorgeous embellies too ! Hugs, blessings and love from Catherine

paperpapier said...

gorgeous card Wendy, love the bling and the swirls...add so much charm to it.
Heaney xx

Patricia Hays said...

All your different layers and die-cut embellishments are fantastic! That's a really cute fairy image. Thanks for joining in this week's Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge!

Pysselbus said...

Wendy... My word, girl!! This is amazing work - love the no black line-coloring!!! I do envy Peggy, that's for sure for getting this fantabulous card!!

Hugs
Linda

CarlyJo said...

Wow, its amazing the difference that the no black lines make. Everything is so soft and delicate. OH I have to figure out how to get my digis like this, its a great look!

I am sure you get a photoshop award for figuring this out without googles help :)

Carla S. said...

This is gorgeous, Wendy! I love the soft color combo you chose and how you printed the image with no black lines. Thanks for the tutorial on how you did it! It turned out absolutely beautiful!

Cathymac said...

Soooo cute, Wendy! Love the no black lines coloring of this adorable Mo image! So many lovely details to gaze upon...Love the bling and the ticket sentiment! Thanks so much for playing along with us at The Sweet Stop this week!

Gerda said...

Very cute card, love that ribbon!
Thanks for joining us at DCD this week! Hope to see you back next week!
Gerda
http://cardscreations.blogspot.com

Laura Bradley said...

This is beautiful Wendy! Thanks for joining us at Divas. Laura x

Conniecrafter said...

very sweet image, like what you have done with the sketch and the sparkle you added to the image, cute sentiment tag!

Chrissy said...

Gorgeous image and colouring Wendy, love the crystal flowers, so pretty.

Thanks for joining in with us at Crafty Sentiments .

Luv CHRISSYxx

Elaine aka Ellapu said...

I am now following you from Outlawz. I found the above tutorial fantastic x

Chrissy D said...

i love the girl it is so cute Sorry I am so late! Thank you for playing along in the Sweet Stop Sketch! I hope you will join us again!

L.S. Marquez said...

Oh Wendy this is gorgeous!!! I love your cards! I'm so embarrassed, you left me a comment in December, and I can't believe it's been that long since I posted a card. I will be taking pictures and posting this evening. I have done quite a few since then!! Thank you so much for posting!